3002 WETMORE AVE 2018-01-02 MF Import

IKSPFCTION MADE OF THE CITY }TALL By Hills Collins and John Farrens March 16, 1971 An inspection vas made of the City Hall to determine if it complies with the exit requirements of _he Uniform Building Code. An extremily hazardous condition exists. In this day of protests and fire bombs a caref•611ylaia bomb in the main corrido- of the City Hall would block all exits from the building and every person in the building would be trapped. We have had two bomb scares in the last two weeks so this is not just a wild supposition. Using the Occupant load table based upon thl! available square feet per occupant in the Uniform Building Code, the building has the following occupant load; 3rd floor 67 2nd floor 106 1st floor 94 Council Chambers 100 Basement 83 450 Total occupant load A building of this size requires a total of two exits remotely arranged, (not closer together than 20% of the building perimeter). Twc exits are required from each f-oor. Because of the location of the two stairs from the second floor they do not qualify, as two exits. With this requirement in mind the following corrections are necessary to make the building comply with the exit requirements. Add a new fire escape from the third floor to the ground. The fire escape to be located on the north side of the building. Doors to the fire escape to be located in the Clerk's office and the Engineer's office. A door from the north wall on the third floor with platform across the roof to the fire escape will be required. Exit lights will be required over all three doors. Doors to have panic hardware. Directional exit lights will be required from the main corridors to the exit doors on all three floors. a. Third floor; ERit light over door to room with the exit. b. Second floor; Exit light over dogr to engineer's office and a directional light with arrow on ceiling of engineer's lobby. ' C. First floor; Exit light over clerk's door and a directional light on - ceiling of clerk's office. 4 Third Floor a. Change swing of door to stair. Swing door into stair enclosure. b. Replace door to stair enclosure with 1-3/4 inch solid core with self - closer with fusible link. C. Activate exit light at stair. d. Add exit light at door from east corridor to center corridor. Light on east corridor side. Second Floor a. Add a petrof 1-3/4 inch solid core doors to main stair. Doors to swing into stairway. Doors to have self closers. b. Replace door to south stair with 1-3/4 inch solid core with self closer with fusible link. Door may have a maximum of 100 square inches of wire glass. c. Activate exit light over south door. d. Install new exit light over main stair doors. First Floor a. Replace door to south stair with 1-3/4 inch solid core door, with self closer with fusible link. Door may have a naximum of 100 square inches of wire glass. Door to swing into main floor corridor.